Before Christmas, a food distribution is held by a Lowcountry soul musician.
Charleston soul artist Nephew Jones and his mother, Leticia Canady of Ms. Carrie’s Soul Food, distributed over 200 holiday lunch plates on December 23, 2025, at Jerusalem Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The event targeted seniors, homeless individuals, and unhoused veterans, with meals also shared in downtown and...
Families step into the Christmas story at Mount Pleasant church
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Many Lowcountry residents spent Christmas Eve surrounded by family, friends, and tradition. For families in Mount Pleasant, that celebration included a hands-on experience bringing the story of Christmas to life. At Point Hope Church, families were invited to walk through a live nativity...
Police said that an argument resulted in the James Island shooting.
Charleston Police arrested Harold Alvin Champainge following a Dec. 21 shooting on James Island stemming from an argument between related parties. The incident occurred on Seacroft Road near Woodview Lane, where the victim sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and received hospital treatment.. Incident...
The second adolescent charged in the fatal shooting on Ashley Avenue
Charleston Police arrested a second teenager, a 16-year-old, in connection with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Luis Garcia-Galvez on December 10 downtown. A related 17-year-old suspect was arrested earlier on December 17, following the incident on Ashley Avenue near Race Street around 6:45 p.m... Incident...
Police in Low Country looking for public’s help after child fatally shot
The North Charleston PD says “Assistance is crucial” in the shooting death of a young child. Authorities in the Low Country are searching for a vehicle of interest in the shooting death of a 4-year-old.
Charleston church hosts birthday party for Jesus as a way to give back on...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A local ministry in downtown Charleston hosted a birthday party for Jesus this Christmas Day, spending the holiday by taking care of those around them. Greater St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church hosted the celebration at 78 Gordon Street, where they gave away free food, bicycles for...
Felon arrested in North Charleston on gun, drug charges Monday afternoon
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A convicted felon was arrested Monday in North Charleston after he was found to allegedly be in the possession of a handgun and multiple illegal drugs, according to police. The North Charleston Police Department said that during a patrol through the Liberty Hill area,...
After son’s cancer battle, S.C. family brings holiday hope to hospital patients
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina family has a special reason for helping make sure families at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital feel a little less alone this Christmas. The Bearden family has called Daniel Island home for more than a decade. In October 2023, their lives were...
Ministry hosts Christmas event with free gifts, food in downtown Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A Lowcountry ministry is hosting its annual “Birthday Party for Jesus” event, complete with free gifts, food and other items for families and a surprise for the first 50 children. Without Walls Ministry hosts the annual event on Christmas Day. It kicks off...
Our view: A monumental problem in Marion Square
Two tons of Jim Crow-era trouble came crashing down on Charleston’s Marion Square last week. That’s when a massive granite marker honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee — crafted in 1947 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and bearing the seal of theConfederate States of America — suddenly materialized...

















